Byzantines play as a defensive civilization with 5 civilization bonuses, led by the Cataphract. Buildings +10/20/30/40% HP in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age.
Open the Byzantines in the Civ Codex →Defensive buildingsCheap armyFast age-ups
Focus
Defensive
Introduced
The Age of Kings (1999)
Win rate
47%
Pick rate
2.61%
Civilization bonuses
- Buildings +10/20/30/40% HP in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Camel Riders, Skirmishers and Spearman-line cost -25%
- Town Watch, Town Patrol free
- Advancing to Imperial Age costs -33%
- Fire Ships and Dromons attack +25% faster
Unique technologies
- Greek Fire (Fire Ships +1 range; Dromons and Bombard Towers increased blast radius)
- Logistica (Cataphracts deal trample damage, +6 attack vs. Infantry)
Unique unit
Team bonus
Monks heal +100% faster
How strong are the Byzantines on the ranked ladder?
On the current balance patch (162286), the Byzantines hold a 47% win rate in 1v1 Random Map across all ratings, ranking #47 of 50 civilizations. They appear in 2.61% of matches (53,524 games sampled). Ladder statistics via aoestats.io.